Mucilage-container.



R. B. GOODWIN.

MUCILAGE CONTAINER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 6. 191a.

Patented J 1113 23, 1918.

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UnITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT BLY'I'HE GOODWIN, OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

MUCILAGE-CONTAIN ER.

Application filed February 6, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT BLYTHE Goonwm, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Memphis, Shelby county, and State of Tennessee, haveinvented and discovered certain new and useful Improvements inMucilage-Containers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to containers for mucilage or other liquidadhesives and consists of a reservoir for the mucilage having formedintegrally therewith the means for delivering and spreading itscontents, and a support for holding the reservoir when not in use.

One object is to provide a container which is at all times ready for useand which is designed in such a way that only a very, small surface ofthe adhesive contained therein is exposed to the drying action of theatmosphere. Another object is to provide a mucilage spreader which willnot retain any surplus mucilage around the edges of the spreaderportion.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of acombination and arrangement of parts clearly described in thespecification and particularly pointed out in the appended claimreference being had to the accompanying drawing which shows a verticallongitudinal section through both the container and the support.

In the drawings, 5 represents the support which is composed of acylindrical portion 6 having a flared base 7 which prevents accidentalupsetting of the device. The portion 6 is hollowed out as at 8 to form acup for the reception of an adhesive reservoir 9 preferably constructedof rubber, and having formed integrally therewith a tapering extension10 which may be of either flexible or hard rubber and of such lengththat the open end 11 will not come in contact with the floor of thehollow portion 8 of the base.

As a means of preventing the adhesive Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 23, 1918.

Serial No. 215,718.

from becoming dry while in the reservoir, the opening 11 is made smallso that only a very small portion of the adhesive is exposed to thedrying action of the air. Therefore, should the device be left standingfor any length of time a small film will form over the mouth of theopening, which besides sealing the opening, is so small that slightpressure on the bulb will displace the film allowing the adhesive to beforced out.

In the operation of the device, it is only necessary to slightlycompress the bulb 9 which will cause the adhesive therein to be emittedfrom the opening 11 and applied directly to the articles to be secured.The adhesive may, if necessary, be spread over the surface by means ofthe end of the tapering extension. With the device as constructed, thereis no brush necessary and therefore no waste of material due to theadhesive being scraped off and left sticking to the cup.

Having thus described my said invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is:

A mucilage dispenser comprising a spherical and collapsible reservoirhaving an integral tapering portion tapering to provide an aperture ofcomparatively small cross section whereby to provide a substantially airtight seal to the contents of the reservoir body, and to serve fordischarging the mucilage, said tapering extention being flexible andadapted for spreading the mucilage on the surface to be sealed, and asupport for the reservoir when not in use, substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Memphis,Tennessee this 22 day of January, A. D., nineteen hun dred and eighteen.

ROBERT BLY'lHE GOODWIN. l/Vitnesses:

BEN Gr. l/VAssoN, AUVERGNE WILLIAMS.

Gopieo of thin patent may be obtained for flve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patentn, Washington, D. G.

